Adults responsible for athletes' poor behavior

8:04 PM,
Feb. 17, 2014

Campbell

Written by

Drew Sharp
Detroit Free-Press

It's not the 17-year-olds I worry about. It's the 47-year-olds and the 57-year-olds. It's the alleged adults entrusted with the mature, reasoned deliberation afforded through time and trial that have greatly contributed to sports' ills.

Fandom has become an excuse for inexcusable antisocial behavior made even more convenient - and more venomous - with platforms intended to make everyone more connected. But, in fact, we're more disconnected now than ever. We definitely have become less tolerant of opposition.